Automobile driving mechanism for implements



c. A. WALTERS AUTbMOBILE DRIVING MECHANISM-FOR IMPLEMENTS Filed July 25, 1927 Oct. 2, 1928.

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I In the drawing, the numeral 5 denotes the Patented Oct. 2, 1928.

; N TED] A CHARLES A. WALTERS, OF MARION, IOWA.

:ATITOMOBLIILE narvme MEcnANiS M: FOR iMPLn ENrs.

Applieationifiled July 25,

This invention relates tothe adaptation of a motor vehicle to power purposes, such as the operating of a farm implement, transmission of powerto machinery, and the like. The ob ject of the invention is tofma ke it possib-le'to belt directly to one'of the driving wheels of the. motor vehicle and operate connected mechanism whether the vehicle be traveling over the ground, or stationary.

The invention is fully disclosed in the de'-- scription and claims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan View of apparatus embody ing the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, with the mower sickle-bar of Fig.

7 1 removed. Fig. 3 is a plan'view of powertransmitting apparatus shown in Fig.2, but omitted in F 1g. 1, the better to show the parts rear axle of an automobile, carrying the usual power wheels 6'?'. As is well known the difv ferential enclosed in the casing 8 is such that propulsion is imparted to the vehicle when both these wheels are in contact with the read way, and to one of them when the axle is jacked up on that side, and the other wheel is anchored. In this invention advantage is taken of this fact, and the apparatus operates eqully well for operating a moving implement, such as a mower, as for operating a stagrinder, feed-cutter, or the like. 7

For the purposes of this application the automobile is shown in operative connection with a mower, the essential parts ofwhich are 7 herein shown as the sickle-bar 9, sickle 10 and pitman 11.

tached by stirrup-bolts 12, a frame to carry the sicklebar and the. sickle-actuating mechanism. The frame is herein shown as made up of gas-pipe and fittings, but may be of struc- I tural steel, or castings, as desired; Apair of bars 13 and 14 is attached to the axle, as above men tioneth and connects rearwardly with a l atera lly exten dlng frame, to wluch the sickle-bar and the driving mechamsm are-attached. The

bar 13 isdisposed diagonally, and serves to brace the structure against side strain The lateral extension is composed mainly of members 15, 16 and 17, to the last two members of which the sickle-bar is hinged at 18. In bean ings 19 attached to the lateral bars is mounted To the rear axle of the automobile is at- V to the upper pulley. v

1927 Serial t. 203,215.

a cranlr sha ft 20, which transmits motion to V the sickle a pitman 11. The inner end of the crank shaft carries a pinion 21 in. mesh with a. bevel gear 22 onajack-shaft' 23 jour- .naled' in bearings24, one of whiclrisattached to the bar 14: and the other toa'stub 25 project ing forwardly from themember 16,-, Between the bearings" the jack-shaft carries a} pulley 27' much crowned, and approximating the peripheral curvature of the automobile tires28,

to one of which the pulley is connectedby a belt 29. This belt is inwardly eoncaved so as to fit the periphery of the tire, and in practiee may consist'of lengths of the tread por-' tions of ordinary tire casings laced together.

Any tendency the belt might have to run of]? thepulley is restrained by an outboard bearing 26 formedas a diagonal brace and guard.

and attached forwardly tothe bar 14. To give greater superficial contact of the belt with the wheel and pulley it is deflected inwardly by whole structure is supported rearwardly by shoes 33 upturned at the front and rear so as to idlers-3O carried by brackets 81 and 32. The if i tract-ive relation to the differential In the "forward movement the apparatus serves for mowing grass both rapidly and well. It may also be turnedand backed as freely as may the mechanism. The frame comprises a pair of standards 3 1 and 35, and apa-ir of knees 36 disposed at right angles to the standards, and supported at the foot by thebar'l and stub 25. Thel'mees carry bearings 38 for a jacketshaft 39 provided witha high-crowned pulley 40 and abevel gear 41. The gear meshes with a pinion 42 on a transmission. shaft 43 journaled in bearings-44: attached 'to the standards. This-sliaftmayse'rve for direct connection with machinery, or serve asa counter-shaft carrying a pulley 4:5. To opcrate-stationary machinery'it is only necessary to anchor the automobile, jack up the wheel 7, and shift the belt from the lower 1 I A series of stirrup-bolt permits'a shifting of. the main frame sothat holes 13 and 14F the apparatus maybe attached to any automobile, regardless of the size of its driving I I 2; Combined with an automobile, a rear- 'wheels. V

'Having thus described vmy invention, I

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1. Combined with an automoible driving wheel, a frame in fixedr'elation thereto, a

drivin pulley carried bysaid frame, and an inwar l concaved belt connecting the wheel and p111 ey, and adapted to operate tractively asthe automobile moves over the ground;

'wardly extending frame clamped to the rear axle, a mower sickle-bar connecting lateraliv with said frame, a jack-shaft, crank-shaft and'connectinggearingcarried by the frame the automobile driving wheels, a connecting, inwardly concave belt, and a'pitma'n 0on necting the sickle and the crank-shaft;

3. Combined with an automobile, a rearwardlyextending frame clamped to the rear axle and extended laterally behind one of the driving wheels, supporting shoes therefor, a mower sickle-bar connecting with said frame latera'l'lyfajack-shaft provided with a crowned pulley in line with one of the drive wheels, an inwardly concaved belt connecting the pulle and drive wheel tractively, and a crank-sha t, pitman and bevel gearing to transmit motion from said pulley to the sickle.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature;

, CHARLESVAQWALTERS; 

